Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach Boeken

The Torah Commentary of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach provides a glimpseinto the unusualway in whichthe late Rabbi Shlomo Carlebachreceived andtransmitted Torah. It also aidsthe reader inbridgingRabbi Shlomo Carlebach the great composer/singer and Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach the great scholar/teacher. Those who sing his songs, but do not learn his Torah, only sing half a song. When Reb Shlomo speaks of Abraham and Sarah, you are sure he is speaking about his own grandparents. When delving into the lives of Isaac, Rebecca, Jacob, Rachel and Leah, it is as if he is speaking of his own parents. The teachings in this book of commentary are not just meant to be read they are intendedto be enjoyed and experiencedas holy music. Ultimately, they are intended as a lesson in living a holy life. Wherever Reb Shlomo traveledin the world, he brought several suitcases of holy books with him. This book makes Reb Shlomos teachings accessibleto help us carry on ourjourney through life.

Revealing an often unknown, scholarly side of the beloved and renowned late composer and musician Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, this fascinating commentary on the book of Genesis provides a glimpse of the unique way in which he received and transmitted Torah. Readers will learn about figures such as Abraham, Sara, Isaac, Rebekah, and Jacob in a wholly new, more intimate way. Rabbi Carlebach’s teachings on the final six sections of the book of Genesis presented in this book are intended as a practical lesson in living a holy life.